UPDATE, 5 p.m. Monday -- Alert Rockbridge has announced that all RARO iindoor and outdoor activities, in all areas, have been cancelled this afternoon and evening.
The robbery occurred this afternoon at the CornerStone Bank branch in the College Square shopping center on N. Lee Highway. According...

Sept. 21 - The Rockbridge County High School girls volleyball team picked up two big district road wins this week, defeating Spotswood on Tuesday night and Harrisonburg last night. Last night, the team defeated Harrisonburg in straight sets, 25-9, 25-19 and 25-14.
The Wildcats are now 3-1 in...

The MoonPie Memory Mobile will be making a stop in Lexington Tuesday, Sept. 26, as it tours the country in celebrating Moon Pie’s 100th anniversary.
It will be parked on Main Street about two hours, starting at noon, and the president of the Chattanooga, Tenn.,-based company, Sam Campbell IV, will...

Tickets are now on sale for the second annual Victory Chef Cook-off, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. in Marshall Hall at Virginia Military Institute.
This year’s event again features three local chefs competing in the “Chopped” style cook-off using traditional Moroccan ingredients, such as...

Editor's note: The Will Dudley era "officially" began at Washington and Lee University Saturday, Sept. 16, as he was inaugurated as the school's 27th president. The following are the full remarks he made at the inauguration. For a story about the event, see the Sept. 20 issue of The News-Gazette....

Editor's note: Historic doors from VMI will be featured in the next two episodes of "Salvage Dogs" on the DIY Network. The show hightlights the work of the Black Dog Salvage company located in Roanoke.
The episodes will air Sunday, Sept. 17, at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 24, at 9. Below is the "...